Egg-shipping case.



J. H. SPANGLER.

EGG SHIPPING CASE.

Patented May 22-, 1917.

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J H. SPANGLER.

EGG SHIPPING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 5, I916.

1,226,823. Patented May 22,1917.

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UNITED srarns Parana JOHN H. SPANGLER, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 JOHN A. NELSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

EGG-SHIPPING CASE.

To all whom it may] concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. SPANGLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Shipping Cases, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,"clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention has for its object to provide a simple and eflicient egg case especially adapted for use in shipping eggs by parcel post, and which, while very light and of small cost, will have the required strength and will carry eggs without breaking, even under rough usage. The invention is in the nature of an improvement on, or modification of the egg shipping case disclosed and broadly claimed in my prior Patent 1,117 ,529, granted of date, November 17th, 191 p In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like partsthroughout the several -views.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view with some parts broken away, showing the improved shipping case;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken approximately on the line a m of Fig. 1;

Figs. 3 and 4t are fragmentary views in section on the same line as Fig. 2, but illustrating different steps in the closing of the egg compartments;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fragmentary parts shown in Figs. 3 and 4;

Fig. 6 is an elevation showing one of the disk-like partition plates; and

Fig. 7 is a plan view showing one of the trough-forming elements laid out Hat.

The numerals l and 2 indicate the elements that make up the filler or inside structure of the case. The case may be designedto holdany desired number of eggs, but, as shown, it is designed to hold two and one-half dozen eggs and is made up of six partition plates 1 and six trough forming plates or sheets 2. As shown, the partition plates 1 are provided with axial passages.

As important features, however, they are formed with trough receiving slits 3 arranged in pairs that are approximately par- S pecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed May 5, 1916. Serial No. 95,611.

alleland radiate from the central portion of the plates. One member of each pair of slits 3 is formed with a like slit 4 that extends approximately at a right angle thereto, and outward of these look slits 4L and partition plates 1 are cut away at 5 to afford a required clearance, as will be presently noted. The trough forming plates 1 are arranged 'to be bent on the dotted lines a, b, 0 and (Z marked on Fig. 7, and into trough-like form shown in Figs. 2 to 5, inclusive. These trough-forming plates are formed with slits 6 through which the radial portions? of the partition plates formed between the slits 3 are adapted to be projected into the troughs. Also, when the troughs are inserted into position, first as shown in Fig. t,-the outer and approximately parallel portions of the troughs will be forced into the slits 3 so that the partitions and troughs are interlocked and thoroughly braced. When the partsare thus assembled, they form the egg receiving compartments or pockets 8.

\ Thus portions of the trough-forming plates 2 that are between the dotted lines 5 and 0 serve as lids to close the outer sides of the troughs, or, in other words, 'the mouths of the egg receiving pockets, when turned downward, as shown in Fig. 3. Then the outer-edge portions of the said plates 2 are inserted into the lock slits and with a sort of a toggle-like movement, are pressed down flat against the lids and into the slits, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby locking the lids in closed positions.

The case filler thus formed, is, for protection, placed within a stiff cylindrical outer casing 9, preferably made from stiff cardboard and having inturned edges 10 adapted to be inserted into radial slits 11 formed in the several partition plates 1. Finally, the ends of the outer casing are closed by caps 12 also preferably of tin, telescoped over the same and which, when applied, hold the inturned edges 10 interlocked to the filler.

f The caps 12 are secured in position on the outer casing 9 by tie cords 13, the intermediate portions of which are passed around wires 14:, secured to the end partition plates 1, with their ends passed through pairs'of diametrically opposite holes 15 in said caps and then tied, as shown in Fig. 1. The wires 1a extend across the axial openings in the end partition plates 1 and are permanently secured in position by inserting their end portions through diametrically opposite holes 16 in said partition plates and then bending the same. (See Fig. 1.) It is, of course, understood that small wiresmay be used in place of the cords 13. To remove the caps 12 from the outer casing 9, it is only necessary to out the ties 13 or untie the knots therein.

An egg case of the kind described, may be made at small cost, easily assembled, and, in practice, has been found highly eflicient for the purposes had in view.

What I claim is:

1. A shipping case of the kind described, comprising partition plates and troughforming plates interconnected with the said partition plates and extending outward in different directions to form a plurality of egg receiving troughs divided into compartments by said partitions, the said trough- :Eorming plates having integral outer portions serving as lids to close the troughs.

2. A shipping case of the kind described, comprising partition plates and troughforming plates interconnected with the said partition plates and extending outward in different directions to form a plurality of egg receiving troughs divided into compartments by said partitions, the said troughforming plates having integral outer portions serving as lids to close the troughs, and the said lid forming portions having integral folds arranged for interlocking engagement with said partition plates.

3. A shipping case of the kind described, comprising partition plates and troughforming plates interconnected with the said partition plates and extending outward in different directions to form a plurality of egg receiving troughs divided into compartments by said partitions, the said troughforming plates having integral outer portions serving as lids to close the troughs, and the said lid forming portions having over-turned free edge portions, and the said partition having lock slits for receiving the latter to lock said lids.

4. A shipping case of the kind described, comprising partition plates and troughforming plates interconnected with the said partition plates and extending outward in different directions to form a plurality of egg receiving troughs divided into compartments by said partitions, the said troughforming plates having integral outer portions serving as lids to close the troughs, and an outer casing inclosing the filler made up of the said partitions and trough-forming plates.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. SPANGLER.

Witnesses:

CLARA DEMAREs'r, HARRY D. KILeoRE.

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